Understanding the psychological conflicts associated with pornography consumption can help professionals tailor their interventions to address the mental health risks faced by individuals struggling with issues related to their pornography use. The main objective of this research was to investigate how pornography consumers are perceived from a social representation theoretical perspective and to examine variations in these perceptions—or social representations—according to gender, relationship satisfaction, and sexual satisfaction. All participants (N = 875 Romanians) were in a romantic relationship at the time of participation. Our results indicated that the social representation of pornography consumers varied significantly depending on gender, sexual satisfaction, and relationship satisfaction. Also, our findings showed a potential psychological conflict in the long run, which can put individuals at risk for self-stigma, guilt, and subsequent mental health consequences. We discuss conclusions from both a theoretical and practical perspective, with a focus on the utility of our conclusions in the clinical practice context of psychologists, psychotherapists, and mental health workers when dealing with issues related to pornography use.

了解与色情消费相关的心理冲突可以帮助专业人士调整他们的干预措施，以解决与色情使用相关的问题所面临的心理健康风险。本研究的主要目的是从社会表征理论的角度调查色情消费者是如何被感知的，并根据性别、关系满意度和性满意度来研究这些感知或社会表征的变化。所有参与者 （N = 875 名罗马尼亚人） 在参与时都处于浪漫关系中。我们的结果表明，色情消费者的社会代表性因性别、性满意度和关系满意度而异。此外，我们的研究结果表明，从长远来看，存在潜在的心理冲突，这可能会使个人面临自我耻辱、内疚和随后的心理健康后果的风险。我们从理论和实践的角度讨论结论，重点是我们的结论在心理学家、心理治疗师和心理健康工作者在处理与色情使用相关的问题时的临床实践背景下的效用。